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House Bill 1351




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HB 1351

        By Representative Feeney






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Volusia County; amending ch.

  3         70-966, Laws of Florida, which establishes the

  4         charter government of the county; establishing

  5         nonpartisan election of school board members;

  6         ratifying the referendum election; providing

  7         for the repeal of laws in conflict herewith;

  8         providing an effective date.

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10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         Section 1.  Chapter 70-966, Laws of Florida, as amended

13  by section 2 of chapter 70-967, Laws of Florida, is amended to

14  read:

15                     Article IX.  ELECTIONS.

16         Section 904.  Nonpartisan Elections.  Elections for all

17  offices shall be on a nonpartisan basis.  No candidates shall

18  be required to pay any party assessment or be required to

19  state the party of which they are a member or the manner in

20  which they voted or will vote in any election.  School Board

21  members elected after January 1, 1995, shall be elected on a

22  nonpartisan basis in the manner provided in section 901.1(3)

23  of the Charter.  All candidates names shall be placed on the

24  ballot without reference to political party affiliation.

25         Section 2.  The referendum election held in Volusia

26  County on November 8, 1994, approving the amendment specified

27  in section 1, and all acts and proceedings held in connection

28  with said referendum, are hereby ratified and declared legal

29  and valid.

30         Section 3.  Nothing in this act shall be otherwise

31  construed to add to or detract from the power of the people of

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HB 1351

    76-172-97






  1  Volusia County to amend their charter in accordance with the

  2  Charter and the provisions of s. 1(c), Art. VIII of the State

  3  Constitution.

  4         Section 4.  All laws or portions of laws in conflict

  5  herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.

  6         Section 5.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

  7  law.

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